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Arizona's Mountain Biking Resource
What's New?
Are you looking for a mountain bike tour in Arizona? AZ Nomad Adventures offers guided multi-day tours in Phoenix, Flagstaff, Tucson, Grand Canyon, Sedona, Prescott and Patagonia. A unique feature about this tour company is that an RV is used as a base camp. You are still able to enjoy nature and be close to the trails without tent camping. This is truly a nomad adventure. A couple other unique features are that customers are able to free-form their own groups, choose their own dates and choose from a variety of locations. Check them out at www.aznomad.com
MountainBikeAZ.com and AZ Nomad Adventures Group Ride
I get numerous emails from people looking for group mountain bike rides. So, here you go. Join us for weekly group mountain bike rides. Everybody is welcome. All riders need helmets and lights designed for night biking. The location changes, so check back each week for the location of that week's group ride. If you have questions or if you want to let us know you are coming contact us. Also, I will be posting weekend group mountain bike rides. So, check back for those each week too.
TBD: 4:45pm at Desert Classic (South Mountain) - Meet at the Pima Canyon parking lot ramadas (48th st. and Guadalupe).
TBD: 3:45pm at Trail 100 (Phoenix Mountain Preserve - Meet at Tatum and Shea behind Fry's Marketplace.
Arizona Mountain Bike Races and Charity Rides
- February 9, 2008- MBAA Race Series 2 - White Tank Mountain - Phoenix, AZ
- February 16, 2008- Kona 24 Hours of Old Pueblo - Tucson, AZ
- March 1, 2008- MBAA Race Series 3 - Estrella Mountain - Phoenix, AZ
- March 15, 2008- MBAA Race Series 4 - Gardner Canyon - Sonoita, AZ
- April 5, 2008- MBAA Race Series 5 - NOVA/NORBA National - McDowell Mountain - Fountain Hills, AZ
- April 19, 2008- MBAA Race Series 6 - Prescott - Prescott, AZ
- April 26, 2008- The Whiskey Off-Road - Prescott, AZ
- May 17, 2008- MBAA Race Series 7 - Final TBA
MountainBikeAZ has mountain bike trail information and reviews by our staff and our readers. Browse through our trails section to find a trail in the area you would like to ride. We rate the trails by skill, effort, type, season and mileage.
Check out our mountain biking photos from around the state. Photos of trails, races and whatever else we point the camera towards. The videos section has videos of trails and racing from around the state, plus videos we have collected around the internet that have to do with cycling.
Night Riding Gear
Recommended Books
Recommended Videos
We have some good articles on cycling and interviews with the pros. We used to have a journalist, but he has moved on to bigger and better things.
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| Sea Otter Day 2
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| The second day of the Sea Otter Classic was another beautiful day until around mid to late afternoon when the wind picked up again and the temperature dropped quickly.
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| Sea Otter Day 1
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| On the mountain bike side, most of day one at the Sea Otter Classic was practice and qualifying. The weather was perfect, all fun in the sun.
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| Innocently guilty? The Petacchi case
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"Mr. Petacchi simply, and, possibly, accidentally, [took] too much Salbutamol on the day of the test, but ... the overdose was not taken with the intention of enhancing his performance." Innocently Guilty - the Petacchi case If Alessandro Petacchi is asking the question, "why me?", it would not be surprising. via Bike-Zone |
| Auge still leads in Dunkirk
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BELGIAN Kenny De Haes of the Topsport team claimed victory in the third stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk race, upsetting Norwegian sprint ace Thor Hushovd at the line. via NEWS.com.au |
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| News: World Cup XC Madrid
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| Colin Meagher reports from the third stop on the World Cup cross-country circuit this year. Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesja reaffirmed everyone that she is still very strong in the women's race while Julien Absalon maintained his reign of dominance with his third win in a row. |
| News: Nissan Qashqai Challenge Madrid
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| The Qashqai Series is really coming into it’s own, the courses are getting better and better, the judging panel is working very well together and the live time results are quick and accurate on the venue’s flat screens. With beautiful weather, a local DJ spinning smooth euro beats throughout the competition, and live local hip-hop show, it was a great day in the heart of Madrid. |
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| Bids now being accepted for USA Cycling Mountain Bike Nationals
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| USA Cycling is now accepting bids to host the 2009/2010 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships. The event is set to be contested the third week in July and will include cross country, short-track cross country, downhill, 4-cross, super D and observed trials events. Bids are also being accepted for USA Cyclingandrsquo;s Mountain Bike Marathon National Championships, 24-Hour Mountain Bike National Championships and Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships. All bids must be received no later than June 10, 2008 |
| Gould posts top finish for U.S. in opening 2008 UCI MTB World Cup
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| The opening round of the 2008 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup took place in Houffalize, Belgium over the weekend where a record field of more than 400 riders lined up for the first event that factors into Olympic team selection. Of the sixteen Americans that competed in the elite menandrsquo;s and womenandrsquo;s cross country events, Georgia Gould posted the top finish with a fifth- place effort in the womenandrsquo;s race on Sunday. In menandrsquo;s competition, Todd Wells posted the best American result with an 11th-place finish. |
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